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Africa’s Tallest Towers Revealed

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Africa’s Tallest Towers Revealed

Global property portal investigates sky-high buildings on the continent

Africa’s Tallest Towers Revealed

Towering nearly 550m over Morocco’s largest city, the recently announced Al Noor Tower is set to become Africa’s tallest skyscraper once completed. With construction set to begin on the tower in Casablanca next year, global property portal Lamudi takes a closer look at the region’s top 10 sky-high buildings.

The Al Noor Tower will surpass Africa’s current tallest building, the 223m Carlton Centre in Johannesburg, South Africa. The shopping and office centre has been Africa’s tallest skyscraper for more than 40 years. South Africa dominates the list of the country’s supertall buildings, with seven out of the top 10 tallest towers located in the country.

At 173m, Ponte City Apartments, also in Johannesburg, claims the second spot. Constructed in 1975, the building has also been on the list for nearly four decades. The residential building was reportedly originally planned to be 64 storeys high, but was scaled back due to fire safety concerns.

In third place on the list is NECOM House in Lagos, Nigeria. In addition to its height, the building has another distinguishing feature: the communications spire at the top acts as a lighthouse beacon for Lagos Harbor.

Africa has been slower to embrace supertall buildings than other regions, particularly Asia which is home to the majority of the world’s top skyscrapers. While the top 10 sky-high buildings in Africa would measure a total of 1.6km if stacked one on top of the other, Asia’s tallest buildings would reach more than 5km into the sky.

But while South Africa has traditionally been the home of skyscrapers in Africa, there are signs this is changing, as other countries embrace high-rise life. Two towers in Tanzania now feature on the continent’s top 10 tallest towers list: the PSPF Towers A and B, unveiled last year in the capital Dar Es Salaam.

Africa’s Tallest Towers Revealed

Elsewhere, the Hazina Trade Center is now under construction in Kenya’s capital, Nairobi. The building is tipped to become the tallest building in East Africa and the third tallest on the continent once completed 2016. In Ethiopia, the 99-storey Chuanhui International Tower will measure 448m. The supertall tower in Addis Ababa will house a five-star hotel, premium office space, restaurants and more.

About Lamudi

Launched in 2013, Lamudi is a global property portal focusing exclusively on emerging markets. The fast-growing platform is currently available in 32 countries in Asia, the Middle East, Africa and Latin America, with more than 800,000 real estate listings across its global network. The leading real estate marketplace offers sellers, buyers, landlords and renters a secure and easy-to-use platform to find or list properties online.

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